Quick Tip – Temperature and Fermentation
If you ferment your wine at a lower temperature, the wine will have more flavor. Most yeasts need to be above 65°F to get started, but once well under way, the temperature can be dropped to slow fermentation and increase the extracted flavors. My blueberry wine has been fermenting at about 59°F.
I learned this tip just last week from my buddy at a local winery. He put cooling jackets on his 1000 gallon vats so that he can ferment at 56°F.
This is just as valid for a wine kit, just remember that you can’t go by the number of days in the kit instructions. You will have to use a hydrometer to know when your primary fermentation is nearing completion. It will take longer, but it will taste even better.
